A federal judge ruled on Friday that while jokes based on current events are entitled to "thin" copyright protection, a trial will test whether the writers of Conan lifted material from Alex Kaseberg's social media feed and blog.

Kaseberg takes credit for over a thousand jokes used by Jay Leno and has published material in The New York Times and The Washington Post. He asserts in California federal court that the copyrights on five of his jokes from December 2014 to June 2015 were infringed by Conan.

U.S. District Court judge Janis Sammartino rejected Kaseberg's claims on two jokes, but determined there were genuine disputes as to material facts on three jokes about Caitlyn Jenner, Tom Brady, and the Washington Monument.

The writers tried to argue that the jokes in question used facts, which are not protected by copyright, and commonly used expressions — though the judge conducted a much more detailed joke-theft analysis, telling the court:

In case you aren't familiar, Billy Eichner hosts a HIGHlarious show called Billy On The Street where he goes up to random New Yorkers and asks them questions about pop culture! If y'all aren't watching this gem, DO IT NOW!

Unfortunately, on Friday, the 37-year-old saw a Capital One commercial on Twitter that seemed a little too familiar!

The series, which is set to premiere on May 10 on the network, will get a good lead-in, too; USA has ordered eight more episodes of the popular show Chrisley Knows Best and will air them weekly immediately before Prinze's new gig.

As we previously reported, Britney Spears' baby daddy has requested an increase in his $20K a month child support stipend. While it's said that Godney isn't THRILLED at the request, she's letting her poppa negotiate a deal with KFed.

And it appears that negotiations are well under way, though Mr. Spears is NOT impressed with his former son-in-law!